With heavy snow predicted to occur in the Kanto-Koshin region, automakers have been forced to cancel factory operations.
Among these, Toyota Motor Corporation decided to suspend operations at a total of nine production lines at six factories from the morning of the 6th, due to delays in parts procurement due to expressway closures due to snow in the Kanto-Koshin region.
Operations will be suspended due to the snow:
Toyota's Takaoka Plant, Tsutsumi Plant, and Tahara Plant,
Toyota Auto Body's Fujimatsu Plant, as well as Toyota Motor
East Japan's Iwate Plant and Miyagi Ohira Plant, all
located in Aichi Prefecture. There are two production lines.
Regarding operations after the evening of the 6th, we hope to make a decision by the morning of the 6th.
Due to the heavy snowfall, Honda has decided to suspend operations at its completed car factory and engine factory in Saitama Prefecture from the night of the 5th to the morning of the 6th.
In addition, factories that manufacture automobile parts will also suspend operations on the morning of the 6th.
Decisions regarding further operations will be made based on the situation on the morning of the 6th.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
has suspended operations at its
two completed vehicle
plants, the Tochigi Plant in Tochigi Prefecture and the Oppama Plant in Kanagawa Prefecture
, and the Yokohama Plant in Kanagawa Prefecture, which produces engines and other products, for the next five days.
We have also decided to cancel night operations.
On the 6th, they plan to delay the start of daytime operations.
SUBARU has also
decided to cancel nighttime operations on the 5th at
its two finished car factories in Gunma Prefecture, the main factory and the Yajima factory,
and the Oizumi factory, which makes engines and other parts .
We will make a decision regarding operations on the 6th based on the future situation.